Policy, Page 5
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Thu, August 21st, 13:00 · Susan Mwenesi
Equity Bank, Safaricom to meet CAK over ultra-slim SIMs
The Communications Authority of Kenya (CAK) will on Friday meet with Safaricom and Equity Bank in the final stage of consultation before the regulator rules on Equity Bank’s proposed use of paper-thin SIM cards. → Read more
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Thu, August 21st, 09:00 · Susan Mwenesi
Cargo clearance in Kenya goes digital
Cargo clearance in Kenya has been digitalised, with importers of cargo required to apply for their Import Declaration Forms (IDFs) through the Kenya National Electronic Single Window System (Kenya TradeNet). → Read more
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Wed, August 20th, 17:00 · Susan Mwenesi
Machakos governor fires ICT executive
Dr Alfred Mutua, county governor of Kenya’s Machakos county, has fired deputy governor Bernard Kiala, who was in charge of the labour and ICT docket. → Read more
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Tue, August 19th, 15:30 · Gabriella Mulligan
DA court application opposing Motsoeneng appointment heard
The legal application by South Africa’s opposition party the Democratic Alliance (DA) to have the permanent appointment of Hlaudi Motsoeneng to the position of chief operating officer (COO) at state owned broadcaster the South African Broadcasting Corporation (SABC) is to be heard today. → Read more
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Tue, August 19th, 12:30 · Susan Mwenesi
Nyeri County trains teachers for one laptop per child programme
Kenya’s Nyeri County has embarked on a programme to train primary school teachers in IT skills ahead of the roll out of the government’s plan to provide free laptops for standard one pupils. → Read more
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Mon, August 18th, 15:00 · Susan Mwenesi
Matiangi impeachment calls by ICTAK “ill-advised” – COFEK
Calls by the ICT Association of Kenya (ICTAK) to have ministry of ICT cabinet secretary Fred Matiangi impeached are “ill advised”, according to the Consumers Federation of Kenya (COFEK). → Read more
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Mon, August 18th, 12:00 · Susan Mwenesi
Roaming charges to be abolished for EAC countries
Roaming charges for mobile voice calls across the five member states of the East African Community (EAC) are to be abolished as of October, according to Kenya’s ministry of information, communications and technology (ICT) cabinet secretary Fred Matiangi. → Read more
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Fri, August 15th, 15:00 · Gabriella Mulligan
Cabinet row slows SA digital migration process – report
Tensions between South African minister of telecommunications and postal services Siyabonga Cwele and minister of communications Faith Muthambi are slowing the country’s digital migration process, according to a report. → Read more
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Fri, August 15th, 14:00 · Paul Adepoju
12.6 million counterfeit phones to be disconnected in Nigeria
The Nigerian government is to order operators in the country to disconnect over 12.6 million counterfeit phones, in a bid to protect consumer rights while boosting government and manufacturers’ revenues. → Read more
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Fri, August 15th, 13:00 · Gabriella Mulligan
Court reserves judgment on StarSat porn channels case
The Western Cape High Court has reserved judgment on whether or not a review of the licensing of three porn channels by the Independent Communications Authority of South Africa (ICASA) needs to be reviewed. → Read more
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Fri, August 15th, 12:00 · Susan Mwenesi
Equity Bank refutes COFEK allegations over MVNO licence
Equity Bank has spoken out against the Consumer’s Federation of Kenya (COFEK) to refute its allegations that the bank’s mobile virtual network operator (MVNO), Finserve Africa, was wrongfully allocated scarce public resources including spectrum. → Read more
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Fri, August 15th, 11:00 · Susan Mwenesi
Intel, FAWE partner to encourage women in tech
The Forum for African Women Educationalists (FAWE) in partnership with Intel has launched the All Africa Girls science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) competition, aimed at increasing female representation in the sectors. → Read more
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Thu, August 14th, 15:30 · Gabriella Mulligan
UNDP, Microsoft, to train 200,000 Ethiopian entrepreneurs
The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) has signed a partnership with Microsoft East Africa for the company’s assistance in training and mentoring 200,000 entrepreneurs in Ethiopia, under the UNDP’s Entrepreneurship Development Programme (EDP). → Read more
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Thu, August 14th, 13:30 · Paul Adepoju
Nigerian government reintroduces ATM charges for cash withdrawals
Nigeria’s government owned central bank has announced the reintroduction of charges on remote-on-us automated teller machine (ATM) cash withdrawals, with every withdrawal performed on an ATM belonging to a bank differing from the cardholder’s bank to carry a NGN65 (US$0.4) fee. → Read more
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Thu, August 14th, 10:00 · Susan Mwenesi
Kenyan government to launch digital payment system for accountability
Kenya’s government is to launch a digital payment system targeted at promoting accountability for payments within government departments, as well as for payment of government suppliers. → Read more
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Wed, August 13th, 17:00 · Gabriella Mulligan
ICASA defends ODM porn broadcasting licence in court
The Independent Communications Authority of South Africa (ICASA) has defended itself at the Western Cape High Court for granting a licence to On Digital Media (ODM) to broadcast porn on TopTV, since rebranded to StarSat. → Read more
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Wed, August 13th, 11:00 · Paul Adepoju
Lagos state launches ebola response website
Nigeria’s Lagos state government has launched a response website in furtherance of the fight against ebola, providing information on the disease via the www.lagosebolaresponse.org website. → Read more
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Tue, August 12th, 12:00 · Susan Mwenesi
Kenyan court revokes ICT Authority appointments
The High Court of Kenya has revoked the appointment of six board members of the country’s ICT Authority, in a ruling that termed the appointments as illegal and unprocedural. → Read more
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Mon, August 11th, 12:30 · Gabriella Mulligan
“Net neutrality” a non-issue in SA – ISPA
South Africa's Internet Service Providers’ Association (ISPA) has recommended the Independent Communications Authority of South Africa (ICASA) avoid regulatory intervention on net neutrality, saying it is not an issue in the country as yet. → Read more
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Mon, August 11th, 11:30 · Susan Mwenesi
US agencies to support YALI entrepreneurs at DEMO Africa 2014
The United States (US) Department of State and the US Africa Development Foundation (USADF) have announced their support for selected Young African Leaders Initiative (YALI) entrepreneurs to attend and participate at the DEMO Africa conference in Lagos, Nigeria, on September 25 and 26. → Read more
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